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Thorstein Veblen:The Theory of the Leisure Class, Excerpt 120

Thorstein Veblen《The Theory of the Leisure Class》· The Theory of the Leisure Class · Investing

The ethnic composition of the European populations varies. In some cases even the lower classes are in large measure made up of the peace-disturbing dolicho-blond; while in others this ethnic element is found chiefly among the hereditary leisure class. The fighting habit seems to prevail to a less extent among the working-class boys in the latter class of populations than among the boys of the upper classes or among those of the populations first named.

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Locator:Excerpt 120 · Verified:2026-10-19 · Verification:Short excerpt

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